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Clowney was gassed 60% of the time. If you watched closely, it was pitiful watching our line activity by the end of the game. I'd love to just bring him on the field in small doses. Depth is undervalued by many fans and we've done a lot to fix that huge issue.

LB is weak but they’re being supported so much more in front of them than last season. They should have an easier time this year.

You’ve been on a 24-hour bender of whining. Just log off for a few days so we can enjoy the draft without your Eeyore impersonation. We get Brown back and Wonnum for the season. And we can still add someone in a few minutes.

We’ve drafted a long snapper… someone takes Sanders eventually haha.

Sanders household in shambles.

They only had the ability to make that "value" selection by giving up a ton of value. So, it's a fallacy to point to that as a value pick. Doesn't make sense.

If we can get him to approach anywhere close to Mike Evans territory, he'll be a key part of our team. Excited we have a natural catcher with size. Still would like to get a shifty speedster next year, but that can wait.

So why is Goff signed through 2028? It's because they're building a roster to win now and in the future. You can do both. Having to build up a roster over years and pushing the chips in for one year is a recipe for continual rebuilds with a very high chance of not getting a Super Bowl win in your all-in year. It comes down to getting a return that is greater than what they value him. You do that by hoping a team assumes the potential you speak of is an eventuality. Also, you look for a trade partner that is in desperate need of skill players who are willing to overpay (e.g. Panthers). Trading him can benefit the trade partner and the Lions at the same time.

1) This is their last chance to get decent draft compensation. Is that better? A team who trades for a player on an expiring contract (the 5th year option in this hypothetical) is not going to give up much. The trade is essentially for the first right to sign the player to the second contract. 2) Compensatory pick is dependent on net free agency outcome and performance. A potential, late 3rd round pick next year is not as valuable as a 2nd round pick this year. These are forward-thinking roster moves that winning franchises make. I hope that makes sense to you.

Because there is a salary cap and he isn't a top priority for them. However, just because he's not a priority for them, it doesn't mean someone else wouldn't value him more. This is their last chance to get any compensation before letting him walk.

Aren't the 5th year option cap hits still sizeable? Google is telling me it would be $15.5 million to pick it up.

We have to be bottom 5 in the league at draft success. It's miserable to look at that. So much to the point that I had to stop reading the list when it got ugly - which for me, was #3 lol. Yes, Cam was a homerun but also number 1 pick. The rest of that draft...yikes.

This is why teams who sustain success have high rates of starters that come from their drafts. You have to save money by fielding above average contributors on their rookie contracts.

Graham if there or trade back. If there's a top LT or Warren available at our pick, I think we could get decent trade compensation in return.

Rhule would go with long snapper.

I never even considered the LT situation until this thread was created. I think it comes down to gaining more in value compared to Moton's individual value. If we can get cap savings, another day 2 pick, and lock up a premium roster spot on a rookie contract... that's amazing value. This is what winning franchises do. They continually find ways to eek out extra value to put back into the roster.

Is our drafted LS from Rhule ready to replace JJ yet?

this is that one guy who was the only like on that post that received 200 poo reactions

Some unreasonable expectations some of yall seem to have had for Year One. This franchise was in a constant state of sucking. It was the worst stretch in franchise history. The culture has improved tremendously and more than doubled the win total. This is while having a defensive unit that was historically terrible. He still had these random practice squad players buying in and competing despite a lack of experience and talent. We got lucky.

We've seen so many WR's who have elite competency in the position outperform many heralded high ceiling types that disappoint. Those given the reps primarily on their "potential" do not improve an offense because their floors are so low and they are drive enders whether targeted or not.

Inching ever closer to the 100 poop milestone. I'll be the first to wish you an early congratulations. I think you've earned your retirement from the forum.

Not enough passing yards. Doesn’t count. /s

On here… the BY hate goes so deep that it’s a legitimate post that would be made by some suspects.

Some great reps and possessions to close out the season. The defense allowing 33 points in 20 seconds to end the first half will keep the tanking squad on here happy.

He was out of bounds. Didn’t matter. Just throw it again and London size and catching too good for anything we have to defend.